Background
The 'Qualicities' Reference system has been created by the Network AVEC (Alliance of European Cultural Cities) – with the support of AFAQ (Association Française d’Assurance Qualité), AFNOR (Association Française de Normalisation) in the frame of the INTERREG IIIC project within the European Commission framework. Fifteen historical cities and territories, members of AVEC developed a sustainable development brand with 53 criteria based mainly on enhancing their cultural and natural heritage.
Qualicities, the quality approach and the European brand, has become available since November 2007 for all European historical city or territory interested in this heritage based approach.
The purpose of this CEN Workshop is to deliver a CWA on a set of guidelines for the sustainable development of historical and cultural cities in Europe, based on the qualicities reference system.
CEN Workshop Agreement
The CWA will provide a set of basic Guidelines that may be used by European historical cities and territories, public authorities governments, to plan, design, manage and monitor sustainable urban development policies though Heritage assets.
CEN Workshop status
The Workshop has completed its activities in December 2010 and published:
CWA 16267:2011 - Guidelines for Sustainable Development of Historic and Cultural Cities - Qualicities
Approved Business Plan
Contact points
CEN Workshop Chair
Mrs Amandine Leopold
Association AVEC
459 route d’Epinal
F-88380 Archettes
Tel: + 33 6 78 41 92 37
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CEN Workshop Secretariat
AFNOR
Ms Fatma Bensalem
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CEN-CENELEC Management Center
Ms Gaïd Le Gall
Programme Manager
Industry & Technology
Avenue Marnix 17
B-1000 Brussels
Tel: + 32 2 550 09 39
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